- India has a new AI-generated news anchor named Lisa.
- Upon closer inspection, Lisa's slow blinking and stuttering movements were clearly disturbing to watch.
- Still, I feel that news anchors should be very concerned about their job security right now.
Add newscaster to the list of jobs sought by artificial intelligence. The quiet takeover of news readers' desks has reached India.
According to a report in the South China Morning Post, the first AI-generated anchor broke the news in India in April. One of them, named Lisa, is currently a news anchor for Odisha TV, a local broadcaster in eastern India.
At first glance, Lisa looks like a human news presenter. However, upon closer inspection, the AI's slow blinking and choppy movements were clearly unsettling to watch.
Lisa speaks in a robotic, monotone manner, unable to add the necessary tonal shifts that a human presenter would use. But other than the audio/video sync inconsistency, her delivery is serviceable.
Lisa can also be found at Odisha TV Twitter account. The uploaded video mentions the presenter's name, but does not specifically mention that Lisa was generated by AI.
If you're just listening to the news, surrounded by the low noise and chatter of your office, you might mistake her for a human.
In other words, she is an acceptable fit for the 24-hour media that often keeps playing in the background of offices, cafes, and hospital rooms.
Not only is the age of AI newsreaders approaching, this robot revolution is already here. Lisa now joins a legion of other AI-generated presenters employed in newsrooms in Indonesia, Taiwan, Kuwait, Malaysia, and China.
It is unclear how Lisa's joining affected the work of other staff members in her newsroom, or whether the move was motivated by cost-cutting measures.
Jaggi Mangat Panda, managing director of Odisha TV, told the South China Morning Post: “Lisa will be a great partner. [It] It handles repetitive tasks and data analysis, allowing journalists to focus on new angles and more creative work. ”
